Car of The Day: Aston Martin Lagonda

Today, we kickstart a new series here at GigJets were we will try to highlight a new car every day. We will try to discuss about important cars in the history of vehicles and you’ll be invited to share your opinion by leaving a comment at the end.

We start the first edition with a name that has been so much talked about these days – the Aston Martin Lagonda. However, we won’t be talking about the all new super saloon that Aston Martin is going to make but about the “oldie” original Lagonda one.

The legendary Aston Martin Lagonda was a luxury four-door saloon wihch was produced between 1974 and 1990. This was a pretty limited vehicle, as there was only a total of 645 units made.

Lagonda was launched in 2 different versions, the 1974 saloon model based on the Aston Martin V8 which wasn’t that successful and the ultra-modern version released back in 1976. Here the specifications of the 1974 model:

There are some interesting facts about the Aston Martin Lagonda, such as the fact that it was named by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of the 50 ugliest cars of the last 50 years. Also, Time Magazine included it in its “50 Worst Cars of All Time”, saying it’s mechanical “catastrophe” with electronics that would be very impressive if they ever worked.

Nonetheless, this car has entered history and Aston Martin now has all the chances of making it a much better product with the upcoming comeback.